Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1887-08-25


ing God after all. Stagnant water was prob
a bly, the only difficulty. Put into constan
use the water is proving to be as pure an,
wholesome as any in this vicinity.
number Of woolgrowers Of this count,
will ship mutton wethers east this fall
whore they will be fattened and placed OF
the eastern market early in the comm,
spring.
DIR. Allen. the dentist, will visit Nader
and Fort Maginuis next week. where he vii
remain several days. lie did a good bust
ness here and expects to make frequen.
trips to this section. He does frst-class
work.
The IInshandman says Len Lewis horse.
are troubled with information of the
stomach" This is a new malady and
horsernen should get all the inf"rma tion
they can so rs to be able to handle this
disease.
DIR. A. n. Jersey, of Billings. was married
ON the st inst. to Miss Aldie c. johnson
Of Austin, MINI. The wedding took place
in Billings at the residence of the bride :
sister. Mrs. II. W. Miles. The many friends
Of the genial doe" in this section join us
in extending congratulations.
Blackbirds were never so numerous in
this section as they are this year. They
are giving our ranchmen consdera bile
trouble. Some crank should jump up now
with bounty scheme for the extirmina.
tion Of Observation-Disclosures the prairie dogs
and cophers are all dead.
q. W. Graham. n travelling correspond
ent and solicitor for the Helena Independ-
ent, was in town this week in the interest
Of that ent. rprisins journal Mr.. Graham
considers this about the finest portion of
Montana he has seen. lie is meeting with
good success soliciting.
From so to $40 actually saved by pur-
chasing through stage and railroad ticket
tn points in United States and Canada, via
Billings. Benton and Maiden Stage Line.
Covered coaches to the railroad. Choice of
routes from st. Paul allowed purchaser Of
ticket. For rates and further particulars,
call on or address, A. NJ. Thompson, agent,
Maiden MT.
A ranchman on lower Spring creek says
ne never saw the like of blackbirls before
in his life. lie states that n flock flew
over his house the other day that entirely
eclipsed the sun, aud his life had to light a
lamp in order to do her houscwork, aud he
had to carry lantern to see his way to
the barn. His chickens went to roost aud
his black tom eat looked as white as a
piece 81 chalk
Thomas toope Of Rock creek Sustained
a double fracture of the left leg on Monday
of this week while cutting grain with
reaper. lie was thrown under the machine
by the horses making sudden start
and was dragged about one hundred
yards, when the pole broke. bringing the
machine tn a standstill. Mr.. Cooper is 90
years Of age and his recovery will undoubt-
eddy be- slow. DIR. Lapalne of Lcwistown,
was called to attend the unfortunate man.
The new ferry boat AT judith Landing
was launched on the 10th inst This is
one of the best ferry boats on the river; is
seventy feet long and capable of carrying
the heaviest teams and all kinds Of stock.
Stockmen who intend to ship by the Mani
toba will find this the most convenient and
direct route to the railroad. The Manito-
ba road viii have stock yards Ia readiness
for fail shipments on Sandy creek. which is
only forty miles from the Landing. Mira.
n"ty. formerly of Lewi-ionn, is conducting
II iir-t clrss stopping place nj the Landing,
ai.d shippers or travellers will encounter no
rrivations or hardships GA route Ia the
The Manitoba road will run
within 80 miles of Lewistown, making il n
most desirable route To take by those of
this section who contemplate AN eastern
trip. The road between this point and the
Landing cannot he surpassed, and We pre-
diet much travel and ircigh,ing will be done
over this route when its advantages ara
generally known.
Last WEEKS IIusbandman contains quite
"A lengthy local item in relation To the new
gold discoveries in the Belt mountains, but
with considerable cunning tries 10 locate
I he district "at the head Of Sheep creek
in Meag Cher county. The fact is, the new
discoveries are all in Fergus county. SO far
rs we can learn, and located on the Middle
Fork of the Judith river. In proof Of this.
County Clerk Kelly has received within the
past ten days the names of twelve locations
to be placed on record in this county, as
follows: Tiger No. |. Anna North America
Montana. Bright Morning. Lost Horse
Bell Golden, Crystalitc. Day Star. White
Pine. Valley and Bay Horse. I'D. Wealth
erwax, formerly of Yogo, has located IA
number of properties here, built an arastra
and is realizing handsome returns. There
is quite IA stampede into the Middle Fork
country from Neihart; in fact there are
more miners there than at the latter camp.
The llusbaniman is very enthusiastic over
the new discovery, but it fails to mention
that the mines "a re located in Fergus county
and number of miles from the head II
sheep creek. Richard Brennan, Tim Dono-
van and Pat Boyle have located IA five acre
mill site on Kings creek. tributary of the
Middle Fork of the Judith. The new dis
trict il liable to develop into IA lively min
ing camp before winter, as IA stampede has
alrcad, started in that direction.
MAIDEN LOCALS.